Interface elements in Windows 11, such as the Start menu and Settings app, have become increasingly cluttered in recent OS ...

Rolling back the Linux kernel can save the day when a bad update breaks your system. It should be done carefully, with backups and verification. Use it to regain a stable state, then address the root ...

If you are looking to use Linux Mint without creating a separate partition on your computer, a hypervisor such as VMware Workstation is the way to go. In this post, we will see a step-by-step guide to ...

pearOS is now an Arch-based distribution. This Linux distro looks and feels like MacOS. You can install and use this OS for free. Pear OS has had a bit of history. It ...

PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

Security researchers have found that attackers are using ChatGPT to trick Mac users into pasting a command line into Terminal which installs malware. Specifically, it installs MacStealer, which allows ...

I don’t like where Windows is going. Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable. Time to give it a shot. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics ...

Homebrew is the best source for open source software yet, and makes installation easy. Here's what Homebrew is, how it works, and how to use a graphical interface with the service to make it even ...

Chromebooks are low-cost laptops that mostly target students and educators. While running ChromeOS under the hood makes them efficient, they lack a strong upgrade path and full-featured options ...

Thanks to our old friend Ken Gruberman, who wrote on TidBITS Talk in response to “When Should You Upgrade to Apple’s OS 26 Releases?” (15 September 2025): If ...

The Pakistani APT36 cyberspies are using Linux .desktop files to load malware in new attacks against government and defense entities in India. Although the attacks described in the two reports use ...

Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The 12 free Mac apps in this roundup prove that the best software doesn’t need to cost you anything. These are the first apps I install on any new Mac, as they ...